Growers and Grocers http://growersandgrocers.net From farm to table, and all the stops along the way. Wed, 15 Oct 2008 03:00:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 en Alice Waters & The Chez Panisse Foundation http://growersandgrocers.net/2007/12/06/alice-waters-the-chez-panisse-foundation/ http://growersandgrocers.net/2007/12/06/alice-waters-the-chez-panisse-foundation/#comments Thu, 06 Dec 2007 06:00:53 +0000 Stacy Hunt Essays http://growersandgrocers.net/2007/12/06/alice-waters-the-chez-panisse-foundation/ I’m a new writer here at Growers and Grocers, and I wanted to introduce myself with a simple post about Alice Waters and The Chez Panisse Foundation. She’s one of my favorite people ever, and along with Ruth Reichl, she’s who I want to be when I grow up. I can pick two, can’t I?

Alice Waters opened her first restaurant in 1971 in Berkeley, California and still retains the same philosophy - fresh, seasonal, sustainable organic foods served with intent. Seems simple, is actually far too complicated in today’s commercialized, “fast paced” world.

Alice Waters

The foundation is the quintessential growers and grocers dream - it brings growing, cooking, and appreciating the value of food and food culture into public schools. In the words of the foundation, “[it] supports an educational program that uses food to nurture, educate and empower youth.”

Isn’t that just about the coolest thing ever? Alice, if you get a program going in Missoula, Montana, I will send my son to the school and donate my time to make the program work.

Visit the foundation here: http://www.chezpanissefoundation.org

Photo courtesy of Chez Panisse Foundation.

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